Jonathan Majors Warned Not To Bring New Girlfriend to Court

As Jonathan Majors' trial for the alleged assault of his ex-girlfriend gets under way, one legal expert had some advice for the actor.

The Loki star will face court today in New York City, where if found guilty, could be jailed for up to year. Majors is charged with two counts of assault in the third degree, aggravated harassment and attempted assault from a series of incidents involving his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari in March.

He has attended a number of court appearances since his initial arrest, including one in August which raised eyebrows as he was flanked by new girlfriend, actor Meagan Good. She draped her arm across his shoulder multiple times throughout the hearing as they sat in the gallery, according to Vulture.

But one forensic psychiatrist with experience in giving court testimony thinks Majors should leave his new love at home.

"I would tell Majors not to bring his new girlfriend to court. He's only doing this because his ego was wounded by Grace, and he wants to taunt and hurt her. But, it won't go down well with the judge," Dr. Carole Lieberman told Newsweek.

The psychiatrist also expected the trial at the Manhattan Criminal Court to be a "media circus."

"There will likely be protesters at the Courthouse—people on Majors' side saying the charges are racially motivated and biased," she said. "There will also be protesters on Grace Jabbari's side—mainly women from the #MeToo movement.

"These protesters really won't care about the couple, they just want an opportunity to express anger and get attention for their cause."

Lieberman added: "It's going to be a media circus because of the celebrity and the issues of racism and domestic violence—but nobody will be having fun."

Newsweek contacted Majors' attorneys by email for comment.

Majors' lawyers have always maintained the actor's innocence and claimed he called 911 out of concerns for his then-girlfriend Jabbari's house.

New York City Police attended an incident at a Chelsea apartment where they arrested Majors.

Prosecutors alleged Jabbari had suffered a broken finger, a laceration on her ear and bruises, after being forced into a car by Majors.

However, his attorneys claimed their conflict started in Chinatown, saying Jabbari attacked Majors when she was "drunk and hysterical."

"Jonathan Majors is completely innocent and is provably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows," lawyer Priya Chaudhry told Newsweek in March.

"Unfortunately, this incident came about because this woman was having an emotional crisis, for which she was taken to a hospital yesterday. The NYPD is required to make an arrest in these situations, and this is the only reason Mr. Majors was arrested."

An "incident card" was eventually issued for Jabbari by the NYPD but was later dropped. However, she presented to a precinct on October 25 where she was temporarily arrested but District Attorney Alvin Bragg decided not to pursue charges.

"The Manhattan District Attorney's Office has officially declined to prosecute the case against Grace Jabbari because it lacks prosecutorial merit," a spokesperson for Bragg told media the following day. "The matter is now closed and sealed."

Majors was considered a rising star in Hollywood and had been cast as Marvel's new overarching villain, Kang the Conqueror. He was set to replace Thanos as the main superhero antagonist and already appeared in two Marvel titles, the Disney+ series Loki and the movie Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. He met Jabbari on the set of Ant-Man where she was working as movement coach.

Following his arrest, Majors lost a number of working opportunities and was dumped from by his management company and publicist.

It has led many to question what Disney, which owns Marvel, will do with his character Kang moving forward as he was set to also star in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty in 2026 and Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027.

Disney also removed the previously much-hyped and presumed awards season fodder film, Magazine Dreams, starring Majors, from its release schedule after he was arrested.